July 8, 2007
Sunday
I had a much better weekend than the week that proceeded it. Which is good. I needed a few good days strung together.
Friday was good, didn't go anywhere. Had plans to not work at the dive shop on Saturday and was instead, going up to go diving with some friends.
Was up fairly early and out the door by about 15 past 8 a.m.
Did a dive which was...FUNNY because I had to lead the dive and I don't know the coordinates of most of the stuff and I think it was ONLY by blind luck that I even found the airplane and the crusher. Because after the crusher? Dude. SOOOOO lost. Good thing the quarry is self contained and you can only go so far in it.
We surfaced and discovered that we were in the most north western portion of the quarry (it's 52 acres). We were at the point furthest from where we had actually entered the water.
GREAT job Renee. Good thing the pair I was diving with didn't really care and I fixed the line of the compass on the beach entry point, we went back down and back over nearish where we were getting out.
And after THAT. Went to a gun club with KC and shot guns for the rest of the afternoon.
He took some pictures and wow. May I say that I am getting some serious definition on my arms from working out. !!!!!!! YAY!
The guns:
Center fire rifle
Savage Model 110, .223 caliber w/ scope and Harris bi-pod
Chinese model SKS, 7.62x39 caliber w/ lighted retical scope
Rim fire rifles
Savage Model 87, 22 caliber w/ scope
Remington Model 597, 22 caliber w/ scope
Shotguns
JC Higgins 12 Gauge pump circa: 1950
Remington Model 870 Marine Magnum w/ pistol grip, intigrated surefire light and 40mm red dot. 12 gauge (this one is INSANE with the kick on it)
Pistols
Springfield Armory XD-9
Llama M1911, .45 caliber
Kel-Tec P3AT, .380 caliber
Savage Model 110, .223 caliber w/ scope and Harris bi-pod
Savage Model 110, .223 caliber w/ scope and Harris bi-pod
Stayed overnight at the shop so I wouldn't have to drive all the way back up in the morning for Sunday working. It was pretty quiet today compared to some previous Sundays but that suited me just fine. By 4:30 I had completed all the stuff I had to do and got permission to swim in the quarry (the owners have a policy of allowing DIVING ONLY but they make a few exceptions to the rule.)
Went out and swam off the back entrance point about halfway across the north-north western wall. The sheer granite cliffs were absolutely remarkable that up close. I definitely want to take an underwater camera with me next time for that. Ended up swimming a little over a mile or so but with fins. I started out with my mask and snorkel but was just enjoying the swimming part and not the looking part. The most relaxing thing I have done in ages. I love swimming and don't do enough of it.
All in all? A pretty damn near perfect weekend. I needed that.
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